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Hollowbody Guitars
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Hollowbody Guitars
Deriving from early attempts to “electrify” acoustic guitars, the hollow body guitar is a blend of old and new. These guitars have large bodys, some are fat and some are thin. Most are “arch topped” and have sound holes cut out of the body, making them both acoustic and electric. Generally, they have humbucker pickups and acheive a very warm, fat tone that appeals to many jazz, fusion, and blues players. These guitars were also popular with many early Rock and Roll and Rockabilly players. The very nature of their construction -- a large, open, vibrating sound chamber -- makes them suseptible to feedback at loud volumes. A fact used to advantage by some rockers, such as Ted Nuggent, looking for exactly that feedback. Since the market for these instruments isn’t as large as the market for solidbodies, they generally cost a little more.
Insider Secrets to playing the Guitar
Reviewer: An Amazon.com Customer Jay Scott's excellent book gives a comprehensive run down of almost the entire Gretsch lineage. Packed with detailed model descriptions, great pictures and a healthy dose of humorous wit, this book is a must read for anyone interested in Gretsch guitars. The book is let down however, by frequent typographical and grammatical errors throughout. Some pictures are also unnecessarily reproduced throughout the book. If edited more fastidiously, this book would be almost perfect. Reviewer: chrisb@stuartpl.dom-au.com from Sydney, Australia Jay Scott has undoubtedly devoted his soul to the guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company. In his outstanding book, The Guitars of the Fred Gretsch Company, Jay concentrates on the fine appointments and unique styling of each Gretsch Model. He tends to focus on the halcion years of 1950 to the late sixties offering indepth studies of the famous models, namely the 6120 (of which I am a proud owner), the Country Gent, White Falcon, the Jet series and other rarities such as the White Penguin.
There are few books devoted solely to the Gretsch Guitar and, in my opinion, Scott's book is the most comprehensive. The pages contain many photographs and extarcts from original catologues. Also included are some interesting "custom" models (no doubt from Randy Bachman's collection) and hybrids made by Gretsch in their effort to use surplus parts. Scott also writes about the management of the company and the various owners and finally, the demise. It is encouraging that the company has found it's feet agian and is producing fine instruments in the same vein as the originals. To conclude, any Gretsch fan should aquire this reference to further their knowlege and for pure browsing pleasure. I find myself flipping through the pages regularly gazing at those perferct arch top guitars with their flawless character. This book is a fantastic manual on the epitome of sound and luxuriant quality - The Gretsch Guitar. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title Reviewer: An Amazon.com Customer
This book is an enjoyable, informative look into a classic, American Guitar company, Gretsch. Its picure gallery alone will keep you reaching for it again and again. Jay's passion with Gretsch guitars shows. Of particular interest is the section on the Duo Jet, and its sister, the Silver Jet. The only book like it on the market today. Five stars.
Updated: 3/17/07 |
